UFO Sightings in New York
5,489 UFO sightings reported in New York since 1930, peaking in 2012 (383 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 5,489
- Span
- 1930–2030
- Peak year
- 2012 (383 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1930–2030 · peak 2012 (383 reports)
Top cities in New York
New York City (Brooklyn)
1946–2022 · peak 2014 (19 reports)
New York City
1950–2022 · peak 2001 (18 reports)
Rochester
1966–2022 · peak 2014 (16 reports)
Buffalo
1960–2022 · peak 2021 (12 reports)
New York City (Manhattan)
1959–2021 · peak 2002 (8 reports)
New York City (Bronx)
1950–2021 · peak 2013 (10 reports)
Syracuse
1947–2022 · peak 2015 (9 reports)
Albany
1972–2021 · peak 2002 (11 reports)
Staten Island
1977–2022 · peak 2015 (10 reports)
New York City (Staten Island)
1982–2011 · peak 2001 (6 reports)
New York
1974–2022 · peak 2020 (14 reports)
New York City (Queens)
1956–2019 · peak 2007 (8 reports)
Utica
1966–2022 · peak 2019 (10 reports)
Binghamton
1952–2022 · peak 2012 (9 reports)
Ithaca
1979–2020 · peak 2004 (4 reports)
Pine City
2020–2022 · peak 2021 (19 reports)
Poughkeepsie
1965–2019 · peak 2015 (3 reports)
Levittown
1970–2020 · peak 2014 (5 reports)
Kingston
1983–2020 · peak 2012 (4 reports)
Schenectady
1960–2017 · peak 2014 (5 reports)
Maybrook · NY, USA
I have seen aliens in my home!
New York City (Bronx) · NY, USA
Two UFO's chase each other in Bronx, NYC
Belmont · NY, USA
A pencil lead streak across the sky dropped hundreds of miles, the object slowly move toward the west.
NYC/Westchester area · NY, USA
Lights over NYC
Corfu (Darien/Pembroke/Alexander) · NY, USA
A strange light was seen heading east. I followed it. I thought that I had lost it. I looked over to the left side of the road, and
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
Two eliptical luminous pink objects travelling North East at approximately Mark-2 in parallel formation. However, there was sound emi
Freeport (Long Island) · NY, USA
We were driving West on Southern State pkwy. a Blue-Green Sphere Shaped Object zoomed East to West across the sky
Hartsdale/White Plains · NY, USA
Observed at altitude of approximately 300 feet based on ceiling (5000) and aircraft approaching local airport (White Plains Airport).
Niagara Falls · NY, USA
craft headed in westerly direction from east to canada illuminated as if it were object entering atmospere but gave off white greenish
Grand Island · NY, USA
Round(circular) completely illuminated object and silent.
Jamestown · NY, USA
sliver orb, seen flying with air force one
Varysburg · NY, USA
7 red orbs convene into silver orb in proximity of high tention power lines, orb travels se towards wethersfield wind farm.
New York City (Manhattan) · NY, USA
Object zig zagging east to west and stopping in distance turned out to be huge triangle with many lights when it flew directly overhead
Schenectady · NY, USA
Bright green-white light flying soundlessly overhead
Rochester · NY, USA
I observed a very bright sphere travelling from 60 deg. to 20 deg. East of Rochester, NY. It was a bright white sphere, moving very fas
New York City · NY, USA
A red, glowing object hovering above the East River. It then dropped into the river, and its glow could still be seen after the object
Fire Island Pines (off Great South Bay) · NY, USA
While Kayaking in the Bay, I noticed a large black Cylinder rolling/floating in the sky, I pointed it out to a man on shore and a passi
Mt. Vernon · NY, USA
object was moving in a straight line,fairly low.football in size.the color of the clouds but much brighter,and moveing at a steady pace
Rochester · NY, USA
Walking dog, looked up, saw large orange fireball with a long orange tail streak across sky directly above.
Binghamton · NY, USA
A red sphere glowing object that moved extremely fast from place to place, hovered over the house, and then disappeared in a second.
Olean · NY, USA
Round, bright , orange lights, moving in patterns around each other moving very slowly and it appeared there were smaller light formati
Mumford · NY, USA
Saw multi-colored lights on circular craft in the woods.
Plainview · NY, USA
we saw a sphere of light move steadily across the sky. Then it zig-zagged. It changed from whit to faint blue and flashed. It then ping
New York City (JFK International Airport) · NY, USA
Green fireball, which dropped a smaller one going west to east...
Darien · NY, USA
UFO over a failed Laser Light show at Six Flags Park.